Family awaits return of loved one from serving overseas

The Hadley family looked forward to Monday night for a year now. A year ago, Army Specialist Nickolis Hadley deployed to Kuwait.

"I usually have a picture of him on me. It's a football picture," said Desirae Hadley, Nickolis' daughter. "He's holding up a 1, and he is no. 1."

It's been way too long since 10-year old Desirae Hadley's seen her no. 1 hero, her dad.

"I wanted him to scratch my back. I wanted to cuddle with him. I wanted to pull his hair, because I've always done that. I just really missed him," said Desirae Monday night, just about four hours before she expected her father to land at MBS Airport.

She said it's the things many families might take for granted that she misses most. Her father's tour has wrapped up, and he's on the way home. Monday, Desirae and her brother Nathaniel tried to stay busy playing video games while their mother Tera kept a close eye on the clock.

"Just to hold him, you know, it's been so long. So just to give him a hug, that's my first priority," said Tera.

In this Aug. 12, 2014, file photo, the media attend a press briefing where Thai police display projected pictures of surrogate babies born to a Japanese man who is at the center of a surrogacy scandal. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

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